››        JUST A PHONE CALL!›                by›           ALEX PIGNATO››Sometimes  something  will happen that›will  "MAKE  YOUR DAY (or NIGHT)". Two›nights  back,  I received a phone call›that  really  made  me  feel good. The›call  was  from  none  other  than BOB›BRODIE,   ATARI'S  traveling  medicine›man.  Yup, BOB had just come back from›one  of  his  many trips "HAWKING" the›ATARI  products,  and doing  great job›of spreading gobs of good will for his›employers!  He  had been to ROCHESTER,›N.Y.,  and  to PITTSBURGH, PA. and GOD›nows where else, and was now home and›catching  his breath before flying out›again.››BOB is without a doubt, the best USERS›GROUP  coordinator  that  ATARI has or›probably    will    ever   have!   His›experience as a user, club member, and›club  president,  all  combine to make›him  the  best  friend  that the users›clubs  could ever hope for, because he›has been there.››As  we  chatted,  he honored all the 8›BITTERS, by saying how much he admired›us  for our clearcut devotion to our 8›BIT  ATARI's  in  spite of the lack of›commercial support! He said that there›were   only   about  10  8  BIT  clubs›throughout  the good ol U.S. of A.. To›the  other 9 CLUBS, if you are reading›this   column,   take   heart,   don't›despair, for you are not alone, and as›long as there are individuals who love›the  8  BIT, there will be programmers›coming up with software.››One  of a new batch of user made soft-›ware  is  a  program called "WQNRDOS",›made  by  none other than our own KRIS›HOLTEGAARD,  and  what a DOS it is. It›can  do all that DOS 2.5 can do and at›the  same  time can use some SPARTADOS›commands  as  well. You have to see it›to believe it. KRIS also made a couple›other programs that he hopes will also›sell,  such as his "WQNR VCR LABELER",›and his "WQNR UTILITIES" program. Then›there  is  ROY  GOLDMAN,  who came out›with his new "DAISY DOT III", which he›is  selling.  You  can  write  to KRIS›HOLTEGAARD   for   a  listing  of  his›programs and their prices:››            KRIS HOLTEGAARD›            P.O. Box 533›            Selden, N.Y. 11784››Getting back to BOB BRODIE, suffice it›to say that he gave me and through me,›my  8  BIT  club a real moral booster!›BOB,  I thank you for thinking of us 8›BIT  peons.  I  was beginning to think›that  we were out of the ATARI Company›mainstream, and thoughts, but his call›changed that. If you read this, THANKS›BOB.›               BYE for now!›                                      ›